• Policy Analysis

    Is Power Trumping Legitimacy in Saudi Arabia?

    Nov 16, 2017

    Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Machiavellianism endangers at least three pillars of legitimate rule in Saudi Arabia: royal family consensual decision-making, con…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congressional Update – Week Ending August 18, 2017

    Aug 18, 2017

    The White House is set to try jumpstarting the Middle East peace process; the State Department launches its annual report on religious freedom; former CIA empl…

  • Policy Analysis

    The Day after Mosul’s Liberation

    Jul 25, 2017

    Crafting a new social and political order after the defeat of ISIL in Mosul, and elsewhere in Iraq, is a responsibility for the Iraqis, their allies, the regio…

  • Policy Analysis

    Why Qatar? Explaining Contentious Issues

    Jun 6, 2017

    What should concern all members of the GCC today is working together not only to simply iron out differences but to provide an agenda for successful collective…

  • Policy Analysis

    Trump’s Riyadh Speech: Same Intolerance, Different Packaging, No Strategy

    May 24, 2017

    Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia received praise and acclaim but it is hard to see if the president has indeed changed his opinion about Islam and Muslims.

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    Arab Constitutions in the 21st Century

    May 23, 2017

    On May 23, 2017, the Arab Center Washington (ACW) held an event titled “Arab Constitutions in the 21st Century.”

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congressional Update – Week Ending May 19, 2017

    May 19, 2017

    Syria bill imposing sanctions on Asad regime and its supporters passes the House, and US Treasury places sanctions on these individuals and entities. Several b…

  • Public Opinion Survey

    2016 Arab Opinion Index : Executive Summary

    Apr 12, 2017

    The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) in Doha, Qatar, published its annual Arab Opinion Index for 2016, which measures public opinion across …

  • Panel Discussions

    2016 Arab Opinion Index

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    On April 11, 2017, the Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) released the findings of the 2016 Arab Opinion Index, a large-scale annual research initiative undertake…

  • Policy Analysis

    Why Is the Battle against ISIL not Going Well?

    Mar 28, 2017

    On March 22nd, the foreign ministers of the Global Coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) concluded their meeting in Washington, D…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congressional Update – Week Ending March 3, 2017

    Mar 6, 2017

    I. Muslim and Refugee Ban Executive OrderOn Monday, March 6, President Trump announced a new travel ban Executive Order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Te…